ESG Controller at Elanco in greenfield, Indiana

Job Description:

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: ESG Controller

The ESG Controller reporting directly to the Head of Investor Relations & ESG will play a critical role in ensuring the integrity of our voluntary and mandatory ESG disclosures. You will be responsible to develop and operationalize the internal infrastructure (data collection guidelines, policies, processes, controls, estimate approaches, disclosures and systems) required to meet mandatory ESG reporting and assurance requirements and in support of voluntary reporting. The successful candidate for this role will be well-versed in data governance, with demonstrated experience building internal data collection processes and controls for reporting and compliance. You have experience with various audit methods and standards, and the ability to apply this knowledge to meet evolving ESG regulation and reporting requirements.  You are a self-starter who takes initiative and finds creative solutions to new and emerging challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Your Responsibilities:

• Drive end-to-end process documentation and controls for enterprise level sustainability data and disclosures across the organization.


• Lead and manage the data collection process internally for mandatory and voluntary reporting.


• Identify data collection challenges and proactively manage or escalate them to the ESG Reporting Steering Committee to define the ‘path to reporting’ to ensure timely disclosure of required metrics.


• Develop insights and recommendations to improve the ESG reporting process to meet shifting expectations and regulations and respond to newly announced. disclosure requirements, regulatory inquiries, and additional initiatives, as needed


• Collaborate with key internal cross-functional stakeholders such as HSE, Supply Chain, Procurement, Legal, Accounting and Finance in building and/or optimizing data and process flows, ultimately implementing SOX-like controls across the end-to-end business processes from data sources through disclosures.


• Train key business units on reporting processes, controls, and the importance of ESG data integrity.


• Ensure alignment with ESG disclosure requirements and best practices; Benchmark ESG performance and reporting against peers and industry best practice and recommend opportunities for improvement.


• Maintain primary relationship with internal audit team and external audit firm, coordinating path to limited and ultimately reasonable assurance over ESG disclosures.


• Gain and maintain in-depth knowledge of global ESG regulatory reporting requirements and other applicable international standards, including the SEC, CSRD/ESRS, EU Taxonomy and CSDDD reporting requirements.


• Support ESG Reporting Lead in completing mandatory and voluntary reporting, as needed, including SEC and state-level climate reporting.


• Provide oversight of the sustainability reporting system infrastructure in Workiva to ensure data quality, standardization and continuous improvement to optimize processes in addition to automation.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

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  Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, sustainability or a similar discipline, advanced degree preferred


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  Required Experience: 8+ years of proven experience including experience at a Big 4 accounting firm and/or a global publicly traded company.


• Professional background in accounting, financial reporting, SOX/internal controls, ESG disclosures or auditing & assurance.


• Experience with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and SEC reporting


• Strong analytical, written, communication and program management skills, with superior attention to detail.


• Ability to navigate uncertainty, work in a fast-paced environment and complete deliverables within established deadlines.


• Comfort engaging diverse functional and geographic teams around strategic priorities, planning and performance optimization.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Experience in building and maintaining well-controlled (SOX compliant) processes leveraging technology that scales globally


• Familiarity with mandatory and voluntary reporting standards, (IFRS/ISSB/EFRAG, GRI, SASB), frameworks (COSO, CDP/TCFD) and third-party ratings (ISS, S&P CSA, Sustainalytics, MSCI, Bloomberg).


• Superior ability to influence without direct oversight.


• CPA, CIA or equivalent certifications.

Additional Information:

• Location: Greenfield, IN Headquarters- Hybrid work environment.


• Expected travel <10%

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!

Elanco Benefits and Perks:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:

• Multiple relocation packages


• Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)


• 8-week parental leave


• 9 Employee Resource Groups


• Annual bonus offering


• Flexible work arrangements


• Up to 6% 401K matching

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status